I’m showing link love to this particular website for a couple of reasons. The one I’ll share is that I like the cause. It’s a group of high school kids who decided to use the internet for constructive activities, as opposed to spreading hate and cyber bullying on message boards, which is clearly an epidemic. This group of young men founded a website entitled, the Cypher League, where the share their love of music by featuring artists and occasionally sharing their thoughts about what’s going on in hip-hop.

The bloggers behind the Cypher League are students who get nothing but As and Bs, they’re heavily involved in constructive activities and they’re generally headed down positive paths in life. Plus, people in this age group tend to be up on what’s next, so if you want to really keep your ear to the ground, then check them out from time to time.

I’m super late but come out tonight if you can, I’ll be moderating a talk back following the play. See below for info: New York, NY- Homage 3:Â IllmaticÂ tells the coming-to-being story of an artist who must evolve or disappear. A tribute to the rapper NaSâ€™Â ILLMATIC, Homage 3:Â IllmaticÂ comes out the spirit of the classic album and […]

I told myself that I would write every day, even when I didn’t want to…even if it was a sentence. It’s rainy and retrogradey and sucky outside. But such is life. Despite the gray, be inspired and still choose a happy day. *Taking my own advice*

Starrene Rhett Rocque is a New York City-based entertainment and lifestyle journalist and author who enjoys telling the stories of people who are hiding in plain sight. Her award-winning website, GangStarrGirl.com, focuses on women in hip-hop, pop-culture, beauty, travel and other lifestyle interests like pole dancing. Most people discover that upon reading her quirky musings […]
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